Vehicle shock absorber



Patened jan. 2 7

nieuwe@ VEHICLE SI-ESCE ABSGRBLR.

To allie/mm if nmf/ conce/'fi llie it known thnt l. d'uirvu B1. lion-1N- NiNo. a citizen otl the vnied Stuten. und resident ot' Manitowoc. in the county ol' Manitowoc und Stute ot' YVisconsin. have invented certain new und uset'ul improve- Inent in wVehicle Shock huorhers: und l do hereh)v declare thnt the` following is u full. clear. und exact description thereof.

My invention relntes to new :ind useful improvements in shock nimm-hersA such. :is nre customarily used on motor vehiciea und is inore pnrticnlzirl;Y :in improvement on the, structure shown in nij.' turnier lutent #1386759. dated Angl'. El. 1921.

Ono of the important objectsv oi' the in vention is to provide improved und more, easilyv neeessihle ineunnl for :adjusting the amount of vfriction liehveen the. eleinenie, which tzike up the shock.

ltib' also un ohjeet ot the invention to improve the Woll/ring purtS of the untiu'ut tling devices whjreh'v the suine :ire rendered more flexible in their operation as' well :in heingr practically noiseless.

A stiil further object olf the invention is to simplify and otherwise, improve the means by which the device is alim-hed to the trarne of the vehicle..

The invention nino ineliuiies other ininor improvements und coinhinzitiona; which will ho hereinafter particularly forth and subsequently claimed.

1n the, accompanying druwingfz- Figure 1 representeI u longitudinal sectional View through the Working parte: oT" the, Shock uhsorher und the means hy- Whirl, it is attached to the frnne.

Figure Q is u, transverse soctiionul vieu' taken suhstuntiuily on the line Ew-2 of 'Figinfe, l, and

Figurey 3 is a sectional View 'Laken on the line 3--13 of Figure 1.

Fin-ure 41 is u sectional View showing; friction plate on theA sleeve.

Figure 5 is :i sectional view sho 'ing u disk on the sleeve.

Referring morel partiouluy to ther tlm-wf ing the numeral 1 designates :i fragment of the frame bar of n motor gehn-.le and 'lha nu moral 2 designates generally the attaching bracket having; a vertical plate to which the Shook absorber is secured. "ihe bracketzilso includes,Y n hierelly extending portion l which in cross section is snhnimtiinll' U1 the Shape of an inverted 1i" and is '"DCd 215 it outer end hy :i triangular weh the linge, of which rests on the horizontal portion ot the 'rznne har. Thus the hrucltet muy ne lirndv secured ns shown in Figure 1 hy u single hoit o.

'.ihe working parts oi: the, shock absorber nre xenpported on n shaft T 'which extends horizonnily from the vertical portion 3 of* the lnucket und is secured thereto hy zi nut tl thi-ended onto the end of the Shaft. linte- ,igrail with the shaft or firmly Secured thereto is n plate 9 which rests against the bracket portion 3 und is further secured thereto by u rivet lll or other suitable means to prevent rotation oi' the szune nhont the shut' 7. sleeve 11 is jonrnziletl on the Slni'tt adjacent he plute i). the lntterheiirg1 provided with a. peripherul flange 12 adjacent to which is a, euh-ing; l which is joi'nnalefl :it one side on the sleeve and at it` othefr Side is journnlocl on the end oi' the Shaitj. The casing connisn o'z tivo parts which muy he held to- `reiher h v screws 15e or the iiue. n outwdrdliv extendin;l eylininical portion 15 is provided wiih :i reduced end. 16 which reeeiveg the end ot the 5h21 ft und is `connected to the c iilindricnl portion h v e. Shoulder 17 which is provided Yfor u. purpose which will hereafter appear.

'The Sleeve 11 has u murcirculzir portion 1S 'within the casing to which are. keyed a ninnher ot discs 1S). in the present instance, iwo. within which :ire receiver-l :i Series of friction elements 2() which engage. :i Afriction pleite the lutter beingv loosely niouned ou the sleeve und keyed to the outer wall of the mining is shown at 2Q. A tlevible cable or chain *23 is Secured o the periphery of the casing und is wound partially about the saine und conneeted".\'itl1'the vehicle spring in ai insinuar similar to that Shown in my :ihove mentioned patent.

.i'hen the hotly of thei'ehicle settles under a sudden load the chain will become shrek und permits the, slee and casing to no rotated ahout the shaft hy meins hereinafter described, thus taking up the, slack in tho el'iain. The easing 13 is preferably provided with n stop Q4 .i-*hich engages :i stop on the flange 12 to .iin'iit the rotation of the casing under these circumstances. lllhen the hotly of tho vehicie rebounds the casing 13 is rotzied oy the chain but the gleevo mid discs 19 are heid ugninst rotation in .this el 'eetion by ine u hereinafter described S0 ,hat the friet-i052; between the dise vehicle body as above set fort-h. 25

21 and the elements 2O 'will be exerted toy retard and limit the rebound.

A plate 26 is disposed in engagement with 'one set of friction elements 20 andtkeyed tension of the spring thereby regulatingr the amount of`friction, pins 29 extend through the above mentioned shoulder 1T engaging the outer end of the spring and are adjusted by means of a collar 30 threaded to the outer, portion 16 of the casing and provided with suitable means 31 for receiving an adjusting tool. The plate 26 is also provided with a boss 32 extending around the shaft 7 and having a slot 33 which receives the end of a coil `spring 34, the other end Iof the spring beingr inserted in the split end of the shaft and secured by a pin. 3G. The spring 34 exerts a torsional force to rotate the discs and sleeve upon depression of the Integral with or secured to the inner end of the sleeve 11 is a ratchet wheel 37 with which coop eratesa pawl 38 carried on the. end of a curved lever 39 which is pivotedat. 40 to the plate 9. The pawl is normally held in engagement withtheteeth of the ratchet by means of a leaf spring'l which is carried by a stud 42 secured to the plate 9. -When the casing 13 is rotated therefore by the chain 23 the ratchet wheel and sleeve will be held against rotation by the pawl.- The lever and pawl however are yieldable to 'a certain extent against a cushion 43 which extends between the convex side of the 'lever and the flange l2. The ends of the lever 44 and textend tangentially ofthe flange and permit apcertainl amount of movement-of the lever. Then the body of the vehicle rebounds therefore, the sudden jerk exerted by the chain will be transmitted through the friction elements and the ratchet wheel of the lever but the force of the sainewill be absorbed partly by the friction elements' and partly bythe cushion 43, thus inaking the action of the shock absorber smooth and noiseless.` Thev action of the lever 39 is also retarded by as'pring ati which actsl between the ends thereof and the stud 4 2. The smooth and noiseless operatii'in of the devicel is also assisted by filling the space enclosed by the fiange l2 with grease, the saine being retained by a plate 47 which maybe spot welded thereto. A plug 48 is .provided for vinserting the grease.

It will be seen that the'f'improved structure of the lever 39 and the parts in conn bination therewith will. result in a particularly smooth and easy working of the device. The friction between the elements within the casing 13 may be Very readily adjusted by means of the collar 30 which is readily accessible. The device may also very easily be attached to the vehicle by means of a single bolt 6, it being necessary only to drill a single hole in the frame of the vehicle.

I claim as my invention l. In a device of the character described,Y

a relatively stationary' shaft, va casing rotatably mounted on said shaft, a sleevejournaled on said shaft but held against rotation vin one direction, a plurality of friction eiements within the casing, actingv between the saine andthe sleeve, said casing having an outwardly extending cylindrical portion with its outer end `reduced to,v form an annular shoulder, an expansile spring between the shoulder and friction elements for urging` the latter into engagement, a collar threaded onto said reduced portion, and pins acting between' the spring and collar for adj usting the amount of friction by rotation of the collar. l

2. In a device of the character described, a relatively stationary shaft,ja casing` rotatably mounted on said shaft, a sleeve journaled on said shaft but held against rotation in one direction, a stop for limiting the rotation of the casing in the'opposite direction, a iluralit'y of friction elements certain o;v which are keyed to the casing and the remainder keyed to the sleeve, a plate `for pressing the frictionelements into engagement, an expansile springadjustably engaging the plate, said plate having a laterally extending boss, a slot in said boss, a slot in theouter end of the shaft, a torsional springsurrounding the boss and shaft and haviiig itsl ends inserted in tlie respective slots, and a pin' extending through the shaft transversely to its slot to retain said last named epringin active' position.

3.111 a device of the character described, a relatively stationary shaft, a casingrotatably mounted on Said shaft, a sleeve journalcdon said shaft'but held against rotation in one .directiom'a plurality of friction elements within the casing'ztctiiig between the same and the sleeve, a bracket secured to saidv casing', said bracket having a laterally extending portion substantially V- shaped in cross section, and a vertical web,

wiLLiaMl M, BonuNiNe;

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